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Look at the "Net demand trend" graph here, and take a look at yesterday: http://www.caiso.com/TodaysOutlook/Pages/default.aspx http://www.caiso.com/TodaysOutloo
by lawguy 6y ago
Look at the "Net demand trend" graph here, and take a look at yesterday: http://www.caiso.com/TodaysOutlook/Pages/default.aspx http://www.caiso.com/TodaysOutlook/Pages/default.aspx
Non-renewables (edit: all minus solar and wind), hit their peak at 6pm and stayed there until 8:30pm.
The problem is that solar isn't available during the late evening hours, where, e.g., A/C demand remains high.
- dehrmann 6y agoThe other problem with renewables is that when it's hot in the Bay Area, the wind isn't blowing as much.
- sliken 6y agoProvide a financial benefit for those who use during peak power (to day get their home down to with AC 65F) while solar production is high, and then turn off their AC from 5-9.
- beamatronic 6y agoI’ve heard of people charging up their powerwall at night with cheap power. (TOU plans) And then they consume that power when electricity is normally expensive
- beamatronic 6y agoI’m starting to think a power wall is more useful than solar